Census place 4041850

Lawton

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lawton city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lawton.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lawton has a population of 90,503 and 1,108 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 46 covered Oklahoma places are: typical commute is 16.2 minutes, below the comparison median of 20.5 minutes; median home value is $142,100, below the comparison median of $176,800; and median household income is $54,433, below the comparison median of $57,787. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
16.2 minutes
Below the comparison median of 20.5 minutes
median home value
$142,100
Below the comparison median of $176,800
median household income
$54,433
Below the comparison median of $57,787

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lawton's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
90,503
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,108/sq mi
81.7 sq mi land area
Median age
32.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$54,433
Median home value
$142,100
Median gross rent
$967
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.5%
Typical commute
16.2 min
Drive-alone commute
72.5%
Public transit commute
0.5%
Walked to work
2.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
55.2%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
43.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
45.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
4%
Working from home
12%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
90.2%
Homes built 2020+
0.4%
Households without a vehicle
9.9%
Households with children
33.8%
Residents with a disability
22.5%
Residents without insurance
12.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Comanche County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
29
Severe Storm declarations
14
Severe Ice Storm declarations
8
Fire declarations
5

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LAWTON MUNI AP (3 mi from place center)
Average high
75.4°F
Average low
49.8°F
Annual rainfall
27.5"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Lawton.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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